Breeding strategies for native chicken production in India

Abstract

Native chicken farming improves the nutritional status of rural poor; rural people have a traditional affinity towards native chicken and are well versed with its husbandry practices. Native chicken rearing is gaining momentum now among jobless youth, school dropouts, etc., in rural and semi-urban areas. Commercial production of native chicken like Aseel, Kadaknath, etc. offers greater scope as they increase premium price over broilers. Small and medium farmers are not aware of breeding strategies to improve the economically important traits. This present review discusses about different breeding strategies to improve the important economic traits of native chicken.